Board approves multiple construction and technology contracts totaling tens of millions
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the board approved a string of procurement items including a $20 million CMR award for Gamble Road projects, $818,118.34 for JG Smith furniture and equipment, annual renewals for geotechnical and on-call services ($2.5M and $5M estimates), a $30M estimate on on-call design services, and a $1,077,454 staff laptop purchase; vote tallies were recorded by voice but not itemized in the transcript.
The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education approved multiple procurement actions Dec. 17 that advance facility renovations, construction management, and district device refreshes.
Significant approvals included:
- A construction-management-at-risk award to Reeves Young LLC for Gamble Road projects with an initial stated cost limitation not to exceed $20,000,000 (funded from East Bloss 5 funds). - Furniture, fixture and equipment purchases for JG Smith Elementary, estimated at $818,118.34, charged to renovation account 445006. - Renewal of the East Bloss geotechnical engineering, special inspection and materials testing annual contract (RFQC 24-09) with estimated annual expenditure $2,500,000. - Renewal of RFQ25-03 on-call civil/structural/MEP/environmental and surveying services for an estimated $5,000,000 for 12/18/2025–12/17/2026. - Renewal of RFQ25-04 on-call design professional services with an estimated annual expenditure of $30,000,000. - A staff-laptop refresh purchase of 1,400 HP laptops from Ari Jones for $1,077,454; the board combined this motion with a student iPad refresh and approved both purchases.
Board members asked for more consistent summary material on procurement evaluations; the procurement/legal staff said evaluation details are sometimes confidential until award and suggested executive-session review or post-award public summaries. Items were moved, seconded and approved (voice votes).